Glove-fastener.



Patented July 10, I900.

E. WAINWRIGHT.

GLOVE FASTEN EB. (Applicati pn fil ed. Nov. 28, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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' UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

ERNEST \VAINWRIGH'I, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE HALL & ROSSHUSKING GLOVE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

GLOVEPFASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,427, dated July 10,1 900.

Application filed November 28, 1899. Serial No. 738 ,537. (N0 model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERNEST WAINWRIGHT, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain and Ireland, residing in the city of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Glove-Fasteners, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a fastening for gloves or mittens havinga goredwristlet, and more particularly to that class of fastenings wherein aflexible cord is attached to the body of the wristlet on one side of thegore, thence passed through suitable runners or loops secured to thewristlet on the opposite side of the gore, and thence doubled back andhaving its free end or loop engaged with a stud or button on the sameside of the gore to which its other end is secured.

My invention relates to certain features of improvement in fastenings ofthis class; and

it consists, first, in means for fastening or securing the ends of thecord which form the loop to the body of the wristlet at the edge of thegore; second, in the particular construction of runners for the strandsof the loop; third, in the particular construction of a metallic tab orfinger-piece, whereby the strands of the loop are drawn taut, and,fourth, to the combination,with the glove, of a cord-fastener and afixed stud or button and a metallic tab or finger-piece through whichthe cord passes and whereby its strands may be drawn together in orderto tighten it and properly secure the glove in place.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein-Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the wrist of the glove and itsgore expanded or open to its widest extent and the cord-fastenerextending across the gore. Fig; 2 is a similar view showing the wristletof the glove contracted, the fastener shown in full lines in theposition it occupies while the glove is worn and the dotted linesshowing the manner of application. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionthrough the wristlet of the glove, showing the wrist contracted and thecord drawn through the runner previous to being doubled back forengagement with the stud or button. Fig. a is a detail perspective viewshowing forming the runner and showing its method of application.

5 represents the wristlet of the glove, and 6 the gore thereof, which isinserted at the side of the wrist in the usual way.

7 represents the cord-loop,the ends of which are enveloped by a strip ofsheet metal 8, folded into tubular form in order to confine said ends,and the thus-secured ends, with their metallic envelop, are fastened tothe body of the glove at one edge of the gore by means of stitching 9,passing through the edge welt 10 of the gore and the edge 11 of thewristlet 5.

12 represents a tab or finger-piece formed from sheet metal having thetubular portions 13, through which the cord passes, the metal betweenthe tubular portions being removed in order to enable the tab orfinger-piece to pass over the head of the button 14. Said button is thevariety usually employed upon shoes and has a tubular stem passingthrough the wristlet of the glove andexpanded upon its lower end to holdit in place.-

15 represents the runners, which consist of a wire staple having anarched portion 16 in its bow, so as to provide a free space for the cordafter the staple is secured to the glove, as shown in Fig. 4 Two o fthese staples are employed arranged in line with each other andseparated, preferably, to a distance about equal to the length of themetal sheath which holds the ends of the cord-loop, the strands of whichare thus confined in parallelism. The width of the finger-tab across itstubular portions is less than the space between the parallel strands ofthe loop which pass through the'runners, and said'runners being securedto the wristlet of the glove on the opposite side of the gore from thesecured end of such loop and the finger-tab being threaded upon the cordbefore it is attached to the glove by means of its sheath and runnersthe cord is drawn taut by means of the tab or fingerpiece and its loopengaged with the stud or button, as indicated by the dotted lines inFig. 2, after which the tab or finger-piece is moved along the strandsof the cord and contract or draw together those portions of the strandsbetween the runners and the stud or button, as shown by the full linesin Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the fastener maybe manipulated in an easy and convenient manner by taking hold of thetab or finger-piece alone and that after the cord is engaged with thestud or button it may be tightened sufficiently by means of the same tabor finger-piece to prevent from escaping over the stud or button, andthus loosening the gloove.

All of the parts of this fastener are of simple construction, easilyapplied, and inexpensive. Thus the stud or button, the staples, thesheath, and the finger-piece or tab, being the metal parts of thefastener, are all of simple form and may be produced rapidly and appliedeconomically. The cord itself is also easily applied, since its ends maybe expeditiously enveloped in the metal sheath and the latter quicklyapplied and securely held in place by rows of stitching. After the loopis thus secured to the glove by the metal sheath and the strands thereofdrawn across the gore while the wrist is fully expanded the staples arethen applied, thus insuring the proper position of each of the parts.The finger-piece or tab not only serves the usual function of aconvenient means for handling the cord, but in myconstruction'it servesthe further purpose of tensioning the cord and preventingits working offthe stud or button.

\Vhile some of the elements of the fastener which 1 have described arenot newin themselves, yet they have never to my knowledge been used inglove-fasteners, and their application to this purpose and theircombination with each other in a glove-fastener I believe to be new, ashereinafter pointed out in the claims.

While I prefer the use of the several elements above described, I do notlimit my invention to the forms of the elements combined to produce myfastener, as the structural features thereof may be modified without ehan ging the result of the combination.

I claim-- 1. The combination with a glove or mitten having a gore in thewrist thereof, of a fastener therefor composed of a cord doubled toprovide a loop and secured to the wristlet of the glove at one side ofthe gore, runners secured to the wristlet on the opposite side of thegore, a tab or finger-piece having tubular portions through which thecord passes, a stud or button secured to the wristlet and adapted tohold the free end of the loop, and said tab or finger-piece beingmovable lengthwise of the loop whereby to contract the strands thereof,substantially as described.

2. The combination with a glove or mitten, of a fastener thereforcomprising a cord, having its ends united by means of a metal sheathembracing both ends and secured to the wristlet of the glove,substantially as described.

3. In a cord-fastener for gloves, a fingerpieee consisting of a metalbody having furcations provided with tubular portions through which thecord passes, said tubular portions being separated to adapt the tab orfingerpiece to span the head of a stud or button whereby the cord may beengaged, substantially as described.

4. In a cord-fastener for gored gloves, the combination, with a corddoubled upon itself to provide a loop, said loop being attached to thewristlet of the glove near one edge of the gore, runners attached to thewristlet on the opposite sides of the gore and through which the strandsof the cord pass, a button orstud attached to the wristlet and afinger-piece or tab movably connected with and arranged to embrace bothstrands of the cord and of such width that when moved lengthwise of thestrand after engagement of the latter with the button or stud the cordis tensioned, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a glove or mitten, of a fastener thereforcomprisinga cord, having its ends united by means of a metal sheathembracing both ends and secured to the wristlet of the glove, in aposition substantially at right angles to the direction of pull upon thestrands when holding the gore closed.

. ERNEST WAINWRIGI'IT.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK C. GooDWIN, 0. C. LINTmoUM.

